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The anonymous documents published in Japan before January 1st, 1946 are in public domain in the following countries:
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Anonymous documents published in Japan before January 1st, 1946 are in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain public domain] in the following jurisdictions:
* laws of Japan: the copyrights for an anonymous work expire 50 years after its first publication<REF> [http://www.cric.or.jp/cric_e/clj/cl2_2.html#cl2_2+S4 Copyright law of Japan] (from the [http://www.cric.or.jp/cric_e/index.html CRIC website]), chapter II, section 4. </REF>
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* Japan, where the copyright for an anonymous or corporate work expires 50 years after its first publication;<REF> [http://www.cric.or.jp/cric_e/clj/cl2_2.html#cl2_2+S4 Copyright law of Japan] (from the [http://www.cric.or.jp/cric_e/index.html CRIC website]), chapter II, section 4. </REF>
* laws of the European Union: the "shorter term" rule applies to foreign works, and foreign documents which are already in public domain in their home country are not protected in the European Union<REF> [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31993L0098:EN:HTML Council Directive 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights], art.7. </REF>
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* the European Union, where the "shorter term" rule applies to foreign works, and a foreign document which is already in the public domain in its home country is not protected;<REF> [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31993L0098:EN:HTML Council Directive 93/98/EEC of 29 October 1993 harmonizing the term of protection of copyright and certain related rights], art.7. </REF>
* laws of the United States: the foreign works which were already in public domain in their home country as of January 1st, 1996 are not protected in the United States<REF> [http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States, 1 January 2007], by Peter B. Hirtle. </REF>
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* the United States, where a foreign work already in the public domain in its home country as of January 1st, 1996 is not protected.<REF> [http://www.copyright.cornell.edu/training/Hirtle_Public_Domain.htm Copyright Term and the Public Domain in the United States, 1 January 2007], by Peter B. Hirtle. </REF>
 
 
The advertising material published by a company follows the same rules as anonymous documents, unless it is explicitly signed by an individual or some individual later claimed to be the original author.
 
 
 
Public domain means that you can dispose of the image at your will. For a more thorough explanation of what is public domain, see this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain wikipedia page].
 
  
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Advertising material published by a company follows the same rules as an anonymous document, unless it is explicitly signed by an individual or some individual later claims to be the original author.
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Latest revision as of 18:10, 29 April 2008

Anonymous documents published in Japan before January 1st, 1946 are in the public domain in the following jurisdictions:

  • Japan, where the copyright for an anonymous or corporate work expires 50 years after its first publication;[1]
  • the European Union, where the "shorter term" rule applies to foreign works, and a foreign document which is already in the public domain in its home country is not protected;[2]
  • the United States, where a foreign work already in the public domain in its home country as of January 1st, 1996 is not protected.[3]

Advertising material published by a company follows the same rules as an anonymous document, unless it is explicitly signed by an individual or some individual later claims to be the original author.